Padilla-Ibarra Jorge, Rodríguez Zanella Hugo, Cano Zarate Roberto, Alexánderson-Rosas Erick
Cardiology Department, National Institute of Cardiology, "Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.
Echocardiography Laboratory, National Institute of Cardiology, "Ignacio Chávez" , Mexico City, Mexico.
Echocardiography. 2017 Jun;34(6):947-948. doi: 10.1111/echo.13523. Epub 2017 Mar 30.
A 58-year-old male with a history of a soft tissue sarcoma in remission presented with a 2 weeks history of progressive dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography showed right ventricular dilation; right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) of 110 mm Hg, and a lobulated mass in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) causing obstruction. Microbubble contrast was administered showing perfusion within the mass, which suggested malignancy. A CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) confirmed the presence of the mass in the RVOT without evidence of pulmonary embolism. This case demonstrates the importance of the multimodality imaging approach for the differential diagnosis of masses in the RVOT.
一名58岁男性,有软组织肉瘤病史且处于缓解期,出现进行性呼吸困难2周。经胸超声心动图显示右心室扩张;右心室收缩压(RVSP)为110 mmHg,右心室流出道(RVOT)有分叶状肿块导致梗阻。给予微泡造影剂显示肿块内有灌注,提示为恶性肿瘤。CT肺动脉造影(CTPA)证实RVOT存在肿块,无肺栓塞证据。该病例证明了多模态成像方法对RVOT肿块鉴别诊断的重要性。